[zmadel2]

I had a Gospel Doctrine teacher last year that did a wonderful job with this. Some members would go off on rants about so-called “doctrine” such as how it is never okay to go shopping on Sunday, and the teacher would stop them before they could go very far. For me, it was a breath of fresh air. It sounds like you want to be respectful to the TBMs in the room (which is great), so I would say proceed with caution and maybe ease into it. Make one or two comments the next time you go and then build up to being the one keeping the sanity.

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[zmadel2]

Thank you so much to everyone that has taken the time to reply to this thread. Your words have encouraged me so much and given me plenty to think about. It means a lot to have a forum of like-minded people that are going through the same journey of finding our place in the church and making it work. I’m looking forward to hearing from each of you around the forum.

Thanks again!

Zach

[zmadel2]

This was a really great post. It was such a great reminder that we need to separate the church as an organization from the Savior and our Heavenly Father. All too often, it is presented as a package deal–as though they are one and the same. To be fair, some would argue that they go together very well. I’m sure we all have differing opinions on that. But at the end of the day, the most important concept is whether or not we feel that we are drawing closer to the Savior and becoming a little better. At least for me, that helps put everything in perspective, which makes my issues with the church seem a bit smaller.

Also, I’ve never thought of Paul as the McConkie of his day. That made me laugh 😆

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